#01
Advance Wars
A turn-based strategy game about commanding tanks, infantry, and planes across short war maps.
2001
GBA
Platform
Game Boy Advance
The widescreen handheld between the Game Boy Color and the DS.
A ranking of the top games on this system, best first. A game that shipped on more than one platform keeps a separate place on each list.
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Up to ten guides — the ones people open most often on Game Boy Advance. The ranking further down is a separate list.
Now the full ranking
Ranked on GBA
The top games on GBA, best first.
100 ranked · #01–#100
#02
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
An adventure about Link shrinking to the size of the Minish, a tiny people who live in Hyrule's corners.
2004
GBA
#03
Metroid Fusion
An action game about Samus, infected by a parasite, exploring a space station that is being consumed.
2002
GBA
#04
Pokémon Emerald
A role-playing game about a trainer in Hoenn trying to calm both Team Aqua and Team Magma.
2004
GBA
#05
Golden Sun
A role-playing game about young adepts trying to keep the force of Alchemy sealed.
2001
GBA
#06
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
An action game about Soma Cruz absorbing monster souls in Dracula's castle.
2003
GBA
#07
Metroid: Zero Mission
An action-adventure about a remake of the first Metroid, plus a stealth sequence after the suit is lost.
2004
GBA
#08
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
An RPG about Mario and Luigi traveling the Beanbean Kingdom with timed bro moves.
2003
GBA
#09
Fire Emblem
A strategy RPG about Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector, where fallen units stay dead.
2003
GBA
#10
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
A puzzle game about a collection of tiny games that speed up as you clear them.
2003
GBA
#11
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
An RPG about a new adept crossing the sea while the first party's djinn can be transferred in.
2003
GBA
#12
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
A strategy sequel with new COs and a Black Hole invasion.
2003
GBA
#13
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
A strategy RPG about siblings defending a sacred stone, with a world map between battles.
2005
GBA
#14
Pokemon FireRed
An RPG with updated visuals and a post-game set of islands.
2004
GBA
#15
Pokemon Ruby
An RPG set in Hoenn about Team Magma and a volcano.
2003
GBA
#16
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
An action game about Nathan Graves combining cards to change his whip attacks.
2001
GBA
#17
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
An action game about Juste Belmont searching two overlaid castles.
2002
GBA
#18
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
A strategy RPG about children pulled into a world of clans, laws, and jobs.
2003
GBA
#19
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
A strategy RPG about a knight on the island of Ovis during an occupation.
2002
GBA
#20
Mother 3
A Japan-only RPG about a family on the Nowhere Islands as an army modernizes their home.
2006
GBA
#21
Wario Land 4
A platformer about Wario grabbing a treasure and racing back to the start before a timer.
2001
GBA
#22
WarioWare: Twisted!
A puzzle game about a microgame collection played by rotating the cartridge.
2005
GBA
#23
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
A platformer about collecting pieces of a star rod.
2002
GBA
#24
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
An open Kirby game about a mirror world split among four Kirbys.
2004
GBA
#25
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
A kart racer that includes the Super Circuit cups and the Super Nintendo tracks.
2001
GBA
#26
Super Mario Advance
A platformer about Mario and friends picking up enemies in the dream world of Subcon.
2001
GBA
#27
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
A platformer with a new status screen.
2001
GBA
#28
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
A platformer about Yoshi carrying Baby Mario across an island.
2002
GBA
#29
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
A platformer about Mario crossing a world map and using power-up suits to reach Bowser.
2003
GBA
#30
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords
An action-adventure about a Link to the Past on the Game Boy Advance, plus a multiplayer Four Swords mode.
2002
GBA
#31
Sword of Mana
An action RPG about a boy and a girl with separate stories.
2003
GBA
#32
Tales of Phantasia
An action RPG about a party traveling in time, with battles on a line.
2003
GBA
#33
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
An action RPG about Sora fighting with a deck of cards in a castle of memories.
2004
GBA
#34
Final Fantasy VI Advance
An RPG with extra espers and a dungeon.
2007
GBA
#35
Final Fantasy V Advance
An RPG about jobs you can change.
2006
GBA
#36
Final Fantasy IV Advance
An RPG with extra dungeons.
2005
GBA
#37
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
An RPG with extra dungeons.
2004
GBA
#38
Mega Man Battle Network
An RPG about a boy and his NetNavi fighting viruses with a folder of battle chips.
2001
GBA
#39
Mega Man Battle Network 3
An RPG with a style change and a post-game.
2003
GBA
#40
Mega Man Zero
A difficult action game about Zero waking in a world that has branded reploids as enemies.
2002
GBA
#41
Mega Man Zero 2
A difficult action game about Zero and the Resistance, with forms you build from dropped parts.
2003
GBA
#42
Mega Man Zero 3
A difficult action game about a sequel that adds cyber-elf leveling and a sharper story about Ciel.
2004
GBA
#43
Mega Man Zero 4
A difficult action game with craftable knacks.
2005
GBA
#44
Mega Man Battle Network 6
An RPG with a beast-out system.
2006
GBA
#45
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
A dungeon RPG about waking up as a Pokemon and rescuing teams.
2006
GBA
#46
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
A farm sim about restoring a homestead and getting to know Mineral Town.
2003
GBA
#47
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
An action game about a vampire hunter whose gun charges in real sunlight.
2003
GBA
#48
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
An action-adventure with a day-night cycle and forging under the sun.
2004
GBA
#49
Drill Dozer
A platformer about a girl in a drilling robot, played with a shifting gear.
2006
GBA
#50
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
A side-scrolling action game about Astro Boy meeting other Tezuka characters.
2004
GBA
#51
Gunstar Super Heroes
A run-and-gun sequel about combining guns in short, dense stages.
2005
GBA
#52
Ninja Five-O
A ninja platformer about rescuing hostages with a grappling hook.
2003
GBA
#53
Metal Slug Advance
A run-and-gun about collecting cards while you shoot through short missions.
2004
GBA
#54
Gradius Galaxies
A Gradius shooter about a power meter you spend in order.
2001
GBA
#55
Sonic Advance
A Sonic game with four characters and a chao garden.
2001
GBA
#56
Sonic Advance 2
A Sonic game with a boost and grinding.
2003
GBA
#57
Sonic Advance 3
A Sonic game about pairing two characters whose team-up move changes the stage.
2004
GBA
#58
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
A hover racer about and the first F-Zero on the Game Boy Advance.
2001
GBA
#59
F-Zero: GP Legend
A racing game about a story-mode F-Zero based on the anime.
2004
GBA
#60
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
A puzzle platformer about leading toy Marios to a door.
2004
GBA
#61
Donkey Kong Country
A platformer about Donkey Kong and Diddy rolling through an island of Kremlings.
2003
GBA
#62
Donkey Kong Country 2
A platformer about Diddy and Dixie Kong rescuing Donkey Kong.
2004
GBA
#63
Donkey Kong Country 3
A platformer about Dixie and Kiddy Kong searching the northern kremisphere.
2005
GBA
#64
Super Monkey Ball Jr.
A puzzle racer about tilting a maze so a monkey in a ball reaches the goal.
2002
GBA
#65
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
A golf RPG about training two golfers and transferring stats to the home console game.
2004
GBA
#66
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
A tennis RPG about school tournaments and charge shots.
2005
GBA
#67
Street Fighter Alpha 3
A Street Fighter about ism systems that change how a character grows a super meter.
2002
GBA
#68
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
A skateboarding game about checklists and combos.
2001
GBA
#69
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
A strategy game about a boy and a stolen orbital frame.
2001
GBA
#70
Riviera: The Promised Land
An RPG about angels judging a continent, with items that have limited uses.
2005
GBA
#71
Lunar Legend
A condensed RPG about the dragonmaster Alex and a journey to stop a magic emperor.
2002
GBA
#72
Breath of Fire
An RPG about a boy who becomes a dragon.
2001
GBA
#73
Breath of Fire II
An RPG about building a town.
2002
GBA
#74
Mega Man & Bass
A platformer where you choose Mega Man or Bass, each with different paths.
2003
GBA
#75
Pokemon Sapphire
An RPG about Team Aqua and a rising sea.
2003
GBA
#76
Pokemon LeafGreen
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2004
GBA
#77
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
A pinball game about two Hoenn tables and evolving the Pokemon you catch.
2003
GBA
#78
Advance Guardian Heroes
An action game about guarding a mage and spending magic on screen-clearing moves.
2004
GBA
#79
Rebelstar: Tactical Command
A squad tactics game about aiming individual soldiers in close maps.
2005
GBA
#80
Car Battler Joe
A car-combat RPG about building a vehicle and fighting on the road.
2003
GBA
#81
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
A puzzle platformer about Klonoa grabbing enemies and throwing them.
2001
GBA
#82
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
A tournament of puzzle stages about grabbing, jumping, and timed doors.
2005
GBA
#83
Lady Sia
An action-adventure about a princess who transforms to fight.
2001
GBA
#84
Denki Blocks!
A puzzle about sliding groups of blocks so colors land together.
2001
GBA
#85
Polarium Advance
A puzzle about flipping tiles so black and white lines clear.
2006
GBA
#86
Mr. Driller 2
A puzzle about drilling down without running out of air.
2005
GBA
#87
ChuChu Rocket!
A puzzle about placing arrows so mice reach a rocket before cats do.
2001
GBA
#88
Puyo Pop
A falling-puyo puzzle about grouping colors until they pop.
2002
GBA
#89
Columns Crown
A columns puzzle with a story mode.
2002
GBA
#90
Yggdra Union
A strategy RPG about a princess whose units fight in a union battle when they touch.
2006
GBA
#91
Sigma Star Saga
An RPG that turns battles into a side-scrolling shooter.
2005
GBA
#92
Double Dragon Advance
An action game about a beat-em-up that brings Billy and Jimmy through a new set of stages.
2003
GBA
#93
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
A run-and-gun about two commandos fighting an alien army.
2002
GBA
#94
Mario Party Advance
A single-player party game about quests in Shroom City.
2005
GBA
#95
DK: King of Swing
A platformer about Donkey Kong swinging from pegs by charging a spin.
2005
GBA
#96
The Legend of Starfy
A Japan-only platformer about a star prince, later released elsewhere on the DS.
2002
GBA
#97
Tomato Adventure
A Japan-only action RPG from the studio that made Mario & Luigi, about toys as weapons.
2002
GBA
#98
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
An RPG about a blacksmith who crafts weapons and summons a partner.
2006
GBA
#99
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
An RPG about a new smith and a different summoning partner.
2006
GBA
#100
Mega Man Battle Network 2
An RPG about Gospel and a new folder of chips.
2002
GBA